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Statements: All stones are rocks. Some rocks are hills. Conclusions: I. All stones being hills is a possibility.
II. Some stones are hills. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly conclusion I follows
  • BNeither conclusion follows
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DBoth conclusions follow

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Stones lie inside rocks and some rocks are hills, so it is possible for all stones to fall among the hill-rocks (I follows). But this link is not forced, so 'some stones are hills' is not certain (II does not follow).
Answer: A) Only conclusion I follows

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